Bit Trouper

2013 Mar 13

As a music producer, it's hard to find the line between creativity and
blindly reusing other people's work. If you use presets from a synthesizer,
you're using someone else's synth programming. If you use someone else's synth,
you're using someone else's Digital Signal Processing code. You can purchase
melodies and chord progressions from a MIDI store. You can use sample packs for
musical instruments that somebody else recorded. You can use pre-made drum loops.

At each step along the way, it becomes less clear what your role is in the creation
process.

I have decided to solve the problem by adding restrictions
to the creative process. These restrictions include:

Use only samples that I personally have recorded with a microphone.

Use only synthesizers that I personally have coded the DSP and programmed the presets.

Use only DAW software that I personally have coded, including recording
software for recording samples.

Use only melodies and chord progressions that I personally have created.

The music I release under these restrictions will be associated with the artist name Bit Trouper.

Google gives 2 definitions for trouper:

an actor or other entertainer, typically one with long experience.

a reliable and uncomplaining person.

So now it's time to build a Digital Audio Workstation. I'm calling it Genesis.